A total of 31 people, including one each from Vietnam and Myanmar, were arrested for alleged illegal mining of ore deposits containing non-radioactive rare earth elements at the Bintang Hijau Forest Reserve in Hulu Perak. Perak police chief Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said it conducted several raids with cooperation of the Perak State Forestry Department. Among other charges, the Forestry Department will file charges for offences under the National Forestry Act 1984 (Act 313), he said.

Source: Malay Mail